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« Last post by Miller1989 on March 14, 2026, 09:23:00 AM »
I never really thought about it as a kid, but back then (1970's), you almost never saw a guy with a shaved head.
The only exception was Yul Brynner, an actor in the 1950's and 1960's. You may be too young to remember him, He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I (starting in 1951) and the 1956 film adaptation. He played the role 4,625 times on stage, and became known for his shaved head, which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it for The King and I.
I thought it was a cool look, but never really thought about it for myself. The 70's and 80's were the long and big hair days, so short hair on guys was not in fashion.
Yeah, Brynner died before I was born. But I'm a HUGE movie buff, and I grew up watching movies from the 60s and 70s with my dad. So I've seen some of Brynner's movies like The Magnificent Seven, Invitation To A Gunfighter, and Westworld. I know Telly Savalas was another big actor back then who sported a shaved head. But I know it wasn't really in style for anyone else back then, so it makes sense that you wouldn't have thought about it. And like I said, when I was in my early teens it became much more popular.
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« Last post by slybeard on March 14, 2026, 08:53:44 AM »
I never really thought about it as a kid, but back then (1970's), you almost never saw a guy with a shaved head.
The only exception was Yul Brynner, an actor in the 1950's and 1960's. You may be too young to remember him, He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage musical The King and I (starting in 1951) and the 1956 film adaptation. He played the role 4,625 times on stage, and became known for his shaved head, which he maintained as a personal trademark long after adopting it for The King and I.
I thought it was a cool look, but never really thought about it for myself. The 70's and 80's were the long and big hair days, so short hair on guys was not in fashion.
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« Last post by Miller1989 on March 13, 2026, 04:12:35 PM »
Was anyone interested in shaving their head as a kid? I was a fan of professional wrestling, and Stone Cold Steve Austin and Goldberg were two of my favorites, so I thought the shaved heads looked really cool. And when I was 12-13, Fast and the Furious and Vin Diesel were really popular, and I thought he looked really cool. I was really into action and war movies too, and I remember seeing Jason Isaacs with a totally shaved head in Black Hawk Down. I remember thinking to myself, "Yep, I'm getting that someday." And my mom was a hairdresser, extremely talented with both women's and men's cuts. So around that time I started asking her to cut my hair really short. Brushcuts, crewcuts, etc. And eventually my mom asked me if I'd want a total buzzcut. I enthusiastically said yes, so she put a #1 guard on the clippers and sheared me almost like a new recruit. I loved it, and so did everyone else. Even the girls at school complimented me. I continued with short cuts until I ironically began balding, and shaved my head at 27.
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« Last post by Miller1989 on March 13, 2026, 03:53:30 PM »
My mother absolutely hated any of my short haircuts throughout my life. I?ve worn a high and tight horseshoe flat up and every time I got it cut, she would give you a side eye look the one time she saw my shaved head. She was absolutely appalled.!
I used to think a lot of it was because my mother is a teenager was severely ill and lost all of her hair and that really upset her. It did eventually grow back and in fact, she went on to go to beauty school and become a hairdresser that?s how much she appreciate having hair!
But I also think that you?re absolutely correct. Mothers hated when their little boys do anything masculine or macho and short haircuts and beards threaten mom?s image of her little boy.
Well as I said, my mom is hairdresser too. And as a kid she didn't mind when I asked for real short hair like brushcuts and buzzes. And she didn't mind when I grew a beard either.
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« Last post by chuck63 on March 13, 2026, 10:47:46 AM »
My mother didn?t like my shaved head and complained constantly at first. She eventually got used to it
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« Last post by Semi-Sly on March 13, 2026, 09:12:58 AM »
My mother absolutely hated any of my short haircuts throughout my life. I?ve worn a high and tight horseshoe flat up and every time I got it cut, she would give you a side eye look the one time she saw my shaved head. She was absolutely appalled.!
I used to think a lot of it was because my mother is a teenager was severely ill and lost all of her hair and that really upset her. It did eventually grow back and in fact, she went on to go to beauty school and become a hairdresser that?s how much she appreciate having hair!
But I also think that you?re absolutely correct. Mothers hated when their little boys do anything masculine or macho and short haircuts and beards threaten mom?s image of her little boy.
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« Last post by slybeard on March 13, 2026, 08:02:27 AM »
Moms typically do not like their son's with a shaved head. Or a beard. I am of the opinion that toa mom a shaved head, or a beard, is more evidence that their little boy has grown up. They go as far as to like the look of a shaved head or beard on other men, but not their own son. Over time, my mom accepted that I was going to continue shaving my head and growing my beard (3 years or so). The negative comments eventually stopped, but I don't think she ever like either.
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« Last post by reddog on March 13, 2026, 05:00:54 AM »
My mom passed shortly after I first started shaving my head, so she never saw me without hair. She most likely would not have liked it. My dad, who passed over 40 years ago would have liked it. In the 70's, when long hair was popular he was always bugging me to get a crewcut.
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« Last post by Miller1989 on March 13, 2026, 02:14:28 AM »
Accidentally posted twice. Refer to other post.
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« Last post by Miller1989 on March 12, 2026, 09:07:22 PM »
How did everyone's mother react to their clean-shaven head? My mom was a professional and very talented with both men's and women's cuts, so she had cut my hair all my life. The bald head definitely wasn't her fave at first, but she got over it and thought I looked just fine. She'd even ask me if I was shaving it with a regular razor and shaving cream or an electric razor, if I was moisturizing it and remembering sunscreen, etc.
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